• Mansur Ali Khan 'Tiger' Pataudi: Jan 5, 1941 - Sep 22, 2011Mansur Ali Khan 'Tiger' Pataudi: Jan 5, 1941 - Sep 22, 2011

    Mansur Ali Khan 'Tiger' Pataudi: Jan 5, 1941 — Sep 22, 2011

    ‘Tiger’, as Mansur Ali Khan Patuadi was often called, was the son of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, who had the distinction of playing Test cricket for England and India.

    Born into royalty, Mansur Ali Khan was the ninth and final Nawab of Pataudi, a princely state which merged into India in 1947.

    Cricket was in the family. Pataudi Senior made a hundred on Test debut for England before his playing days prematurely ended when he opposed his captain Douglas Jardine’s tactics in the 1932 Bodyline series. He later captained India before he passed away on his son’s 11th birthday in 1952.

    It is said Pataudi Senior had asked bat-makers Gunn and Moore to manufacture a small-sized bat for his son, who was five at the time. Gunn and Moore didn't make bats for kids, but they agreed to make a special one for the boy who would be India's youngest Test captain at the age of 21.

    India’s Finest Captain

    Pataudi, an Oxford alumnus, went on to play

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  • Gautam Gambhir’s Match Fixed

    By Yahoo! Cricket | Cricket Editorial Blogs – Thu 22 Sep, 2011 2:53 PM IST

    Don't jump to false conclusions. It's just that the Indian opener has found his partner (sorry Virender Sehwag, it's not you). Gambhir will tie the knot in November.

    Delhi girl Natasha Jain has won his heart. Gauti's big day is expected to be a star-studded affair with singer Aatif Aslam performing at the wedding.

    More in the video.

  • Graeme Swann fools around during his career-spoiling tour of South Africa in 1999-2000. Graeme Swann fools around during his career-spoiling tour of South Africa in 1999-2000.

    Graeme Swann fools around during his career-spoiling tour of South Africa in 1999-2000.

    Of all the things written about Graeme Swann, what stands out is this bit from the book Twirlymen, journalist Amol Rajan's wonderful book on the history of spin bowling.

    This pertains to a couple of incidents in 2000, when Swann, 21, was trying to establish a place in the England squad amidst talks of his perceived attitude problems.

    Rajan writes: "At Bloemfontein one morning during that tour, the selectors, coach and a few medical staff were in discussion, and happened to all be facing one way during practice. Swann was walking behind them when he decided to do a very funny thing. He stuck his right hand into his trousers, took his penis out, waved it at the selectors in mock invitation, twirled it round a few times, slipped it back in, and walked off, a giant smile moving across his face."

    "On that same tour, as Darren Gough was discussing the finer points of Kierkegaard with an attractive lady

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